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| jiraporn66 | 06 May 2022 - 06:36:51 |
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 Says Biden is risking undermining itsSLOTXOown democratic efforts. After the news secretly sent representatives to meet with the Venezuelan dictator. to find oil supplies to replace sanctioned Russian oil during the war in Ukraine An American delegation sneaks into a meeting with Nicolas Maduro, where Washington argues about the legitimacy of the presidency of oil-rich Venezuela. But news of this tour was leaked. As a result, President Joe Biden's administration has to scramble to explain why it's involved in the authoritarian government. Biden may boast of success after Caracas on Tuesday released two Americans detained in Venezuela. If only the trip had no hidden purpose. Amid the surge in crude oil prices from the war in Ukraine including Washington's ban on all oil and gas imports from Russia. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find fuel supplies elsewhere. Victoria Nuland, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, bluntly replied that what governments are doing is common practice around the world to find partners, corporations and legal entities that will help increase the oil supply in the market. And because few countries produce the heavy crude oil exported by Russia. America therefore needs to seek out wherever it can. Nuland did not deny the possibility of oil purchases from Venezuela. Although the United States has sanctioned oil from the Latin American nation since 2019, Caracas is also a close ally with Russian President Vladimir Putin. As for Maduro, Mariano de Alba, Latin America adviser at International Crisis Group, said it was studying the possibility of reciprocating concessions. But that doesn't mean He would leave Putin, and said suspending the hostilities between Washington and Caracas would be an embarrassing process. Uncertainty and high risk no matter what Biden's administration has been completely criticized. In a statement to the council on Tuesday Nuland was not only driven by Republicans. but also the same Democratic Party as Biden. Republican Senator Marco Rubio has attacked that buying oil from Venezuela could have a huge impact on the US economy. Rather, it would be transferring millions of dollars into the Maduro piggy bank. Bob Menendez, a Democrat on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said the democratic inspiration for Venezuela's people is worth a few thousand barrels more than oil. Aaron David Miller, a former American diplomat who is now an expert at the Carnegie Fund for International Peace, believes Washington will risk being blamed. Because Biden is trying to find various channels. to maintain a balance between national interests and overseeing one's own political interests But Biden's situation seemed even more delicate as he promised Human rights will be at the heart of foreign policy that is now the battle between democracy and dictatorship. |
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